Architecture

Lübeck City Hall, detail of the arcade porch building in front of the southern shield wall

Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Lübecker Rathaus [German]
Lübeck City Hall, detail of the arcade porch building in front of the southern shield wall

Architecture

The Lübeck city hall is one of the largest medieval town halls in Germany and a prime example of brick Gothic architecture, featuring a building complex with several Late Gothic and Renaissance extensions.

structure overview
Lübeck City Hall
architectural element(s)
facade

Architecture: Lübeck City Hall

built
1240-1350
culture
German
style/period
Brick Gothic
work type
city hall
material
brick
architect / constr. phase
1240
construction of Romanesque structure
1251-1308
reconstruction after the fire of 1251 in Early Gothic style and extension (including arcade porch and Grawanthus)
1298
construction of the Long House
1340-1350
demolition of the main building and new construction
1435
redesign of the shield wall with three turrets
1442-1444
addition of the new chamber (Neues Gemach)
1570-1572
Gothic arcade porch is replaced by a new Renaissance building
1594
addition of the Neue Gemach stairways

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » Schleswig-Holstein » Lübeck » City Centre » St. Mary's Quarter
local language location name
Lübeck, Deutschland [German]
historical affiliations
1240-1806
Holy Roman Empire
1240-1806
Free Imperial City
1806-1811
Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck
1811-1813
French Empire
1813-1871
Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hanseatic City of Lübeck
type
cultural
criteria
IV
designation
reference
272bis

Image characteristics

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3,648 × 5,472  pixel
30.9 × 46.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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